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SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA

July 2017

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 2

Contact Us 800 E. I-90 Lane

Sioux Falls, SD 57104 1.800.585.2114 or 1.605.331.4117

Fax: 1.605.331.4328 www.sosd.org

State Staff Darryl Nordquist President/CEO

Twila Hansen Office Manager

Melanie Frosch Vice President - Sports and Competition

Chad VanderPoel Assistant Sports Director

John McHale Sports Assistant

Johna Thum Vice President - Field Services

Julie Briggs Vice President - Outreach

Todd Bradwisch Vice President - LETR

Amy Crawford Assistant Torch Run Liaison

Jessica McNamara Administrative Assistant

Cathy Grubb Black Hills Area Director

Board of Directors Dr. Mark Harlow - Rapid City (Chair)

Nick Kortan - Sioux Falls (Vice Chair)

Bob Arnold - Sioux Falls (Treas)

Wendy Addington - Spearfish

Thomas Brude - Sioux Falls

Bill Clucas - Rapid City

Philip Collins - Mitchell

Bo Ivers - Brookings

Myles Kennedy - Spearfish

Jack Lynass - Rapid City

Tim McCarthy - Coleman

Jeff Miller - Brookings

Rich Mulholland - Spearfish

Duane Popham - Watertown

Carl Rapp - Sioux Falls

Dawn Ruhlman - Brookings

Steve Schacht - Rapid City

Deb Voigt - Sioux Falls

Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Authorized and Accredited

by Special Olympics International for the Benefit of Citizens with

Intellectual Disabilities

World Winter Games Austria 2017 Results

Super G Division M02 Giant Slalom Division M14

Gold Justin Elliott USA Gold Aleksandr Nikolaev Russia

Silver Viorel Tataru Romania Silver Justin Elliott USA

Bronze Thierry Mancini San Marino Bronze Sean McCartan Ireland

4th Vincent Egan USA 4th Tim Schneider Germany

5th Daniel Hollnsteiner Austria 5th Andrija Rados Bosnia and Herzegovina

6th Kyle Dehn USA

From March 14-25, 2017, the eyes of the world

were on the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter

Games, which were held in Graz, Ramsau and

Schladming, Austria.

As the lone South Dakota athlete competing in

these Games, Justin Elliott represented the

Mount Rushmore State well. Elliott competed as

a member of Special Olympics USA, the national

team that represented the United States. This

210-member delegation was comprised of 150

athletes, 40 coaches and approximately 20 dele-

gation members who support team operations.

Elliott, a 20-year-old from

Watertown, surprised

even himself by capturing

a gold medal in Alpine

Skiing and a silver in his

division of the Giant Sla-

lom.

Elliot, who took up skiing

just four years ago and

has practiced his tech-

nique at Great Bear Recre-

ation Park in Sioux Falls,

was one of about 2,500

athletes from around the

world competing in the

Winter Games.

“Justin not only is an

amazing athlete, he’s also

a great guy," said Mel Frosch, Vice President of

Sports and Competition for Special Olympics

South Dakota. "Everyone in his Special Olympics

family are just so incredibly proud of him.”

Elliott has been involved with Special Olympics

for five years, also competing in basketball, soft-

ball, track and field, swimming, bowling and soc-

cer. He chose alpine skiing as his favorite of those

sports.

“It’s just more of a chal-

lenge,” he said. “All

slopes are different and

balancing on skis is more

fun than just running.”

Elliott admitted to get-

ting emotional when he

took the podium to ac-

cept his medals, and

those emotions also

sprang forth when he

returned home to Water-

town, where he was sur-

rounded by well-wishers

throwing him a surprise

welcome-home party.

Welcome Home, World Champion!

Justin Elliott receiving one of his medals at the

World Winter Games Austrian 2017

State Winter Games, February, 2017

Special Olympics USA Training Camp in

Killington, VT December 12-15, 2016


STATE SUMMER GAMES

T he great city of Spearfish and

Black Hills State University hosted

this 49th installment of our State

Summer Games.

With highs in the low 40’s and moisture

in the air, we were extremely fortunate

we had the opportunity to move all of

Friday’s events indoors.

Our athletes and coaches showed up for

Saturdays events dressed for winter but

left with sunburns. Oh the unpredicta-

bility of the Black Hills weather!

A heartfelt “THANK YOU” to our amaz-

ing Healthy Athlete Clinicians, BHSU Ath-

letes and Law Enforcement personnel

for sharing your time and talents with us.

A special thanks to our Games co-

directors Myles Kennedy and Jhett Al-

bers and to the hundreds of volunteers

from the greater Spearfish area. The

hospitality shown us and the energy gen-

erated by each and every one of you was

awesome.

time. e very much appreciate you!

Organizing Committee

Myles Kennedy Jhett Albers

Co Games Directors

Vaughn & Peggy Heckel Ana Nemec

Swimming

Colleen Mischke Angie Albonico

Athletics

Gary Meek High Jump

Bill Dunbar Pentathlon

Brent & Tracey Steinbach Powerlifting

JD Williams Race Walking

Mark Nore Running Long Jump

John Reiners Shot Put

Scott Jones Angelina Delgado

Soccer (Skills)

Dave Rogers Soccer (Team)

Lane Leedy Softball Throw

Sue Konstant Standing Long Jump

Dick Benning Starter

Jeanette Kennedy Barb Zwetig

Tennis Ball Throw

Kristin Carmichael Korie Lebeda

Volleyball

Chris Harwood Awards

Brock Anundson Facilities

Nancy Shuck Housing

Melissa Christensen Jade Temple

Logistics

Brandon Bentley Ron Showman

Meals

Kathy Albers Medical

Cathy Grubb Colton Nickelson

Opening Ceremony

Jody Grubb Track Announcer

Mistie Caldwell Brian Gebhart

Volunteers


STATE SUMMER GAMES cont.

MYLES & JEANETTE

KENNEDY

HIGH PRAIRIE LODGE &

OUTFITTERS

F.L. CLARKSON FAMILY

FOUNDATION & PIONEER BANK & TRUST

SPEARFISH PEAKS

GEORGIA A. FEIST JHETT & KATHY ALBERS LUEDERS FOOD CENTER

BLACK HILLS PIONEER

SALOON #10 - In Memory of Michael O’Connell USD SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES PHYSICAL THERAPY

SPEARFISH OPTIMISTS BEV OLDHAM / DON SIPE SD PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

SPEARFISH AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION


STATE BASKETBALL

N ew faces, new

places would be

an appropriate

tag line for our 34th Bas-

ketball Tournament. After

three outstanding years in

Pierre the tournament was

once again back in Mitchell.

“The last time this tourna-

ment was held in Mitchell

was 2010.” said VP of

Sports and Competition

Mel Frosch. “The new facil-

ities at DWU are outstand-

ing. We are happy to be

back and look forward to

many more tournaments

here.”

From all accounts, the rec-

ord number of athletes

attending this tournament

(727) couldn’t agree more!

A special thank you to or-

ganizing committee chair

Katie Knutson and to the

entire GOC. We couldn’t

have done it without you!

Team Division Black

Little Wound Mustangs 1st

Aberdeen Eagles Blue 2nd

Vermillion Tanagers 3rd

Watertown Team 4 4th

Division Teal SF Fireworks Tanks 1st

SF Fireworks Missiles 2nd

Yankton Monsters 3rd

Rapid City Storm Lightening 4th

Sturgis BHSSC Big Red 5th

Division Mint

Yankton Drew's Dribblers 1st

Vermillion SESDAC Super Shots 2nd

Watertown Team 3 3rd

SF Fireworks Sparklers 4th

Division Pink

Watertown Team 2 1st

Vermillion SESDAC Bull Dogs 2nd

Mitchell Outlaws 3rd

Spearfish Twin Peaks 4th

Brookings Team 4 5th

Division Blue

SF Fireworks Rockets 1st

Spearfish Pike's 2nd

Brandon Valley Lynx 3rd

Oahe-Pierre Team 2 4th

Unified

Division Dark Green

Brandon Valley Elite 1st

Hayti-NESC #1 2nd

Hayti-NESC #2 3rd

Mitchell Kernels 4th

Division Gold Jr.

Rapid City Flame Orange 1st

SF Fireworks Whistlers 2nd

Yankton Rebels 3rd

Division Light Blue

Yankton Terminators 1st

SF Fireworks Parachutes 2nd

Mitchell Vikings 3rd

Brandon Sprinters 4th

Mitchell Tigers 5th

Division Light Green

Hayti-NESC #3 1st

Sisseton Strikers 2nd

Belle Fourche Broncs 3rd

Maroon Jr.

Rapid City Flame Black 1st

Brookings Team 1 2nd

Huron Tiger White 3rd

Yankton Crushers 4th

Navy

Huron Heartland Hunters 1st

SF Fireworks Explosion 2nd

Rapid City Flame Unified 3rd

Spearfish Terry's 4th

...May someone be as kind to you as you have been to us.

Team cont Division Purple

SF Fireworks Cracklers 1st

Rapid City Storm Blizzard 2nd

Canton 3rd


Division Red

Rapid City Flame 1st

SF Fireworks Wildcats 2nd

Yankton Bulls 3rd

Huron Heartland Hunters 4th

Division Silver

Huron Tiger Black 1st

SF United Team 2 2nd

Aberdeen Eagles Gold 3rd

Parkston 4th

Division Yellow

Rapid City Storm Thunder 1st

SF Fireworks Pyro Bombs 2nd

Oahe-Pierre Team 1 3rd

Watertown Team 1 4th

Division Gray Jr.

Webster 1st

Aberdeen Eagle White 2nd

SF United Team 3 3rd

Division White Jr.

Hayti-NESC Rockets 1st

Pierre 2nd

SF United Team 4 3rd

Division Orange

Aberdeen Thunder 1st

SF United Team 1 2nd

SF Fireworks Poppers 3rd


Skills Division F02

High Elk, Lois 1st

Division F03

Voorhees, Mary 1st

Gunderson, Colleen 2nd

Division F04

Meyers, Patsy 1st

Division M01

Tarbox, Seth 1st

Division M03

McGraw, Tate 1st

Perea, Edgar 2nd

Heiser, Jacob 3rd

Division M04

Collins, Troy 1st

Noyer, Billy 2nd

Division M05

Knight, Sam 1st

Roths, Will 2nd

Division M06

Collins, Noah 1st

Division M07

Haskell, David 1st

Lupton, Kelly 2nd

Goldade, Ray 3rd

Cheer Unified Cheer

Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 1

SF Fireworks 1st Oahe-Pierre 1st Spearfish Peaks 1st Hayti-NESC 1st Huron 1st

RC Storm 2nd Yankton 2nd Mitchell 2nd

Vermillion SESDAC 3rd

Aramark

Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

County Fair Foods

Domino’s

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.

Walgreens

Special Olympics Parkston

Special Olympics Mitchell


...May someone be as kind to you as you have been to us.

STATE WINTER GAMES

Thank you to these folks for all you do! Mark Javersak ** Janet Lindsey ** Terry Peak Staff ** Terry Peak

10 M Walk Division F01

VanBerkum, Matilda 1st

Holzer, Grayce 2nd

Division F02

Smith, Nevaeh 1st

Rensch, Molly 2nd

Johannsen, MacKenzie 3rd

Division F03

Kucinska, Patrycja 1st

Rossow, Tessa 2nd

Division F04

Guest, Susan 1st

Hines, Keoanna 2nd

Division M01

Albonico, Micah 1st

Division M02

Eaton, Aidan 1st

Bergstrom, Gabe 2nd

Brien, Will 3rd

Division M03

Anderson, Jacob 1st

Lowry, Tony 2nd

Division M04

Boegel, Derrick 1st

Torgerson, Rick 2nd

Super Glide

Division F01

Purvis, Cynthia 1st

VanBerkum, Matilda 2nd

Division F02

Rensch, Molly 1st

Smith, Nevaeh 2nd

Division F03

Pondish, Laura 1st

Kucinska, Patrycja 2nd

Rossow, Tessa 3rd

Division F04

Hines, Keoanna 1st

Guest, Susan 2nd

Division M01

Albonico, Micah 1st

Division M02

Eaton, Aidan 1st

Bergstrom, Gabe 2nd

Brien, Will 3rd

Division M03

Anderson, Jacob 1st

Lowry, Tony 2nd

Division M04

Bowers, Eric 1st

Torgerson, Rick 2nd

Boegel, Derrick 3rd

Glide

Division F01

Purvis, Cynthia 1st

VanBerkum, Matilda 2nd

Holzer, Grayce 3rd

Division F02

Rensch, Molly 1st

Smith, Nevaeh 2nd

Johannsen, MacKenzie 3rd

Division F03

Pondish, Laura 1st

Kucinska, Patrycja 2nd

Rossow, Tessa 3rd

Division F04

Guest, Susan 1st

Hines, Keoanna 2nd

Division M01

Albonico, Micah 1st

Division M02

Eaton, Aidan 1st

Bergstrom, Gabe 2nd

Brien, Will 3rd

Division M03

Lowry, Tony 1st

Anderson, Jacob 2nd

Division M04

Bowers, Eric 1st

Torgerson, Rick 2nd

Boegel, Derrick 3rd

Super G

Division F01

Bruns, Samantha 1st

Neitzel, Jody 2nd

Division M01

Parsons, Carter 1st

Division M02

Schorr, Jeffrey 1st

Buell, Ryan 2nd

Division M03

Schuldies, Gerad 1st

Alickson, Garet 2nd

Division M04

Hart, Chase 1st

Division M05

Ryder, Liam 1st

Matthew, Mason 2nd

Division M06

Varns, Tucker 1st

Van Well, Taylor 2nd

Nelson, Jobe 3rd

Division M07

Mulholland, Kent 1st

Harwood, Taylor 2nd

Hernandez, Fabian 3rd

Steinhauer, Josh 4th

Brandenburger, Austin 5th

Division M08

Elliott, Justin 1st

Giant Slalom Division F01

Bruns, Samantha 1st

Division F02

Neitzel, Jody 1st

Division M01

Parsons, Carter 1st

Division M02

Schorr, Jeffrey 1st

Buell, Ryan 2nd

Division M03


Alickson, Garet 2nd

Division M04

Hart, Chase 1st

Division M05

Ryder, Liam 1st

Matthew, Mason 2nd

Division M06

Varns, Tucker 1st

Van Well, Taylor 2nd

Nelson, Jobe 3rd

Division M07

Mulholland, Kent 1st

Brandenburger, Austin 2nd

Harwood, Taylor 3rd

Hernandez, Fabian 4th


Division M08

Elliott, Justin 1st

Slalom Division F01

Bruns, Samantha 1st

Division F02

Neitzel, Jody 1st

Division M01

Parsons, Carter 1st

Division M02 Schorr, Jeffrey 1st

Buell, Ryan 2nd

Division M03


Alickson, Garet 2nd

Division M04

Hart, Chase 1st

Division M05

Ryder, Liam 1st

Matthew, Mason 2nd

Division M06

Van Well, Taylor 1st

Nelson, Jobe 2nd

Varns, Tucker 3rd

Division M07

Harwood, Taylor 1st

Brandenburger, Austin 2nd

Hernandez, Fabian 3rd

Mulholland, Kent 4th


Division M08

Elliott, Justin 1st

25 M Snowshoe

Division F01

Holzer, Grayce 1st

Culver, Molley 2nd

Green, Kanda 3rd

Division F02

West, Carla 1st

Burr, Ashley 2nd

West, Marla 3rd

Division M01

McCarty, Ryan 1st

Wickenhagen, Braydn 2nd

Division M02

Burgess, Drew 1st

Noisy Hawk, Steven 2nd

Bindert, Nicholas 3rd

McHale, John 4th

50 M Snowshoe

Division F01

Green, Kanda 1st

Culver, Molley 2nd

Division F02

Burr, Ashley 1st

West, Carla 2nd

West, Marla 3rd

Division M01

Wickenhagen, Braydn 1st

McCarty, Ryan 2nd

Division M02

Bindert, Nicholas 1st

Burgess, Drew 2nd

McHale, John 3rd

Noisy Hawk, Steven 4th

100 M Snowshoe

Division F01

Culver, Molley 1st

Green, Kanda 2nd

Division F02

Burr, Ashley 1st

West, Marla 2nd

West, Carla 3rd

Division M01

McCarty, Ryan 1st

Wickenhagen, Braydn 2nd

Division M02

Noisy Hawk, Steven 1st

McHale, John 2nd

Burgess, Drew 3rd


Heroes Behind The Badge

This annual holiday blood drive is a friendly compe-

tition between the Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and Sioux

Falls Police Department to see who can recruit the

most blood donors. Congratulations to the Police

Department for coming in a close first with 511

blood donations. As their charity of choice, a dona-

tion of $300 was made to SOSD. The real winners,

however, are the folks who receive this invaluable

gift of life.

A huge thank you to the Police Department for your on-going support of

SOSD!

LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN

2017 Torch Run

Thank you to everyone who came out

to cheer on our amazing Law Enforce-

ment Torch Run “Core Runners” as

they carried the Flame of Hope across

the state of South Dakota running thru

27 different communities raising

awareness for Special Olympics South

Dakota. It was a long 4 days, but

knowing we’d get to see all of you at

our stops kept us going until we finally

reached the State Summer Games in

Spearfish and were able to light the

caldron at the Opening Ceremony.

People always say “Thank You” to us

for all we do for our athletes in Special

Olympics, but we want to say “Thank

You” to all of our athletes for what

you do for us! You bring out every-

thing that’s good in this world! You

give us back so much more than we

deliver and we don’t know what we’d

do without you!

This past Spring, the

Law Enforcement

Torch Run hosted

Strikes for Special

Olympics fundraising

events in Huron, Madi-

son, Aberdeen and

Pierre. All events were

extremely successful, with 354 bowlers raising $46,739

for Special Olympics South Dakota and our local pro-

grams.

This Fall, we are hoping to host more bowling events in

Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Watertown, Rapid City and Gettys-

burg. Participants are asked to pay or raise a minimum of

$35 per person and in return receive food and drink, a T-

shirt, three games of bowling and shoe rental. The event

also includes door prizes, music, fun and prizes to the top

scoring bowlers!

We are looking forward to

bringing even more Strikes

for Special Olympics events

to various bowling alleys

across the state of South

Dakota this winter and hope

that everyone can join us for

a bowlin’ good time! If you

are interested in hosting an

event in your town or would

like to participate, please

contact the State Office

today!


INSIDE THE NUMBERS Total Plunges: 8

Total Plungers: 1,227

Money Raised: $300,890

Pigskin Madness The Law Enforcement Torch Run and SOSD are once again hosting Pigskin Madness! This fund-raiser combines two of our favorite things—football and raising money for Special Olympics South Dakota!

Tickets can be purchased for $20 and are being sold across the state by SOSD Staff, South Da-kota Law Enforcement and Special Olympics local groups. Ticket owners are assigned four randomly drawn teams each week. Total points scored by your four teams are added together to give you a weekly total. Each ticket lasts for the entire 17 weeks of the regular professional foot-

ball season.

We will be awarding prizes to the top eight highest scores this year, as well as to the lowest

score. Over $600 will be awarded each week! We are also adding a Grand Prize winner at the end of the regular season for the individual who has the highest accumulated score over the 17 week season. This winner will receive $500.00.

Please contact the State Office at 605-331-4117 if you are interested in selling a book or pur-chasing a ticket. Tickets must be purchased by 5:00 pm on Friday, September 1. For more in-formation or to check weekly results, visit our website at www.sosd.org.

IT’S A WRAP! Location Date $ Raised Plungers

Watertown February 11 49,086 142

Vermillion February 25 16,739 77

Spearfish February 26 23,447 110

Brandon March 4 18,618 114

Mitchell March 24 31,000 103

Rapid City April 1 115,0000 454

Sioux Falls April 8 26,000 137

Brookings April 22 21,000 90

Thank you to one and all who braved the wind, cold and frigid waters to plunge,

cheer or lend a helping hand!




The Law Enforcement Torch Run and Spe-

cial Olympics South Dakota are excited to

announce that we will be hosting TWO

Truck Convoys again this year for Special

Olympics South Dakota. Convoys will be

held in Rapid City for the 4th year and in

Sioux Falls for the 15th straight year.

Please come out and show your support

for this event and these amazing drivers!

Sioux Falls Convoy W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds

Friday, September 22

10:00 a.m.

4:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Dusk

Trucks Can Arrive

Truck Registration

Food & Beverages

Poker Tournament

Light Show

Saturday, September 23

6:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

6:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:40 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

12:45 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:00p - 4:00 p.m.

Truck Registration

Coffee & Donuts

Presentations

Lead Truck Bidding

Trucks Line Up

Trucks Leave

Lunch

Truck Show

Auction

Raffle

Awards & Trophies

Schedule and times subject to change

Rapid City Convoy Black Hills Harley Davidson

Friday, September 29

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Truck Registration & Meal

Event With Athletes/Band

Saturday, September 30

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

Truck Registration

& Breakfast

Mandatory Drivers Meet

Opening Ceremony

Trucks Leave

Lunch

Auction & Awards

Schedule and times subject to change

E very four years, Law Enforcement and

Athletes get the opportunity to repre-

sent their area in the Torch Run Final

Leg for the Special Olympics World Winter

Games. The team of 133, including 10 ath-

letes, carried the Flame of Hope through 47

communities before arriving at the WM-

Stadium Planai in Schladming as part of the

Opening Ceremony.

Brookings Athlete Dawn Ruhlman and Water-

town Police Department’s Sgt. Steve Rehorst

were chosen this year to represent South

Dakota.

From a pool of athletes from around the

world, Dawn was selected to be one of the 10

athletes to participate in the 2017 Final Leg.

During the run, Dawn was able to demon-

strate her leadership and public speaking

through the numerous speeches during her

route. Dawn recalls her favorite part of her

trip was the energy of the Opening Ceremo-

ny. She thought it was awesome to stand

with Law Enforcement and salute the chosen

Athlete to light the cauldron. “I have been a

participant before (China World Games

2007), but this side showed me the Law En-

forcement has given so much time and effort

to make these games possible”.

Ever since high school, Dawn has helped with

LETR fundraising events, and notes how her

involvement opened the door to so many

opportunities. Dawn says that, “It was an

awesome feeling to be the first Athlete from

South Dakota to be a part of the Final Leg

Torch Run.” She is excited to reunite with her

teammates in Nashville at LETR’s National

Conference.

Steve Rehorst has been involved with LETR

since 2005 through Watertown Police Assis-

tant Chief Lonnie Greenfield. His first event

he did was the Torch Run across the state and

from there was hooked.

After being a part of the 2017 Final Leg, Ste-

ve mentioned that, “. . . I am even more proud

to call myself a Police Officer. Looking back

at my experience I am proud to call all the

officers on the Torch Run my brothers and

sisters. I am also so extremely proud to call

my teammates my brothers and sisters. I

know I gained some new friends for life! No

words can do justice for my experience on

this Torch Run.”

World Winter Games Austria 2017 Final Leg Recap

BIG RIGS. BIG HEARTS.

BIG RESULTS


BITS & PIECES

Support continues to pour in from all across the state and country for this program.

During the 2016 - 2017 campaign, we received 651 pieces of winter wear from 16* U.S. States and 13** South Dakota communities.

*AK, CA, CO, FL, HI, IN, KY, MI, MO, NE, NY, OR, SC, SD, TX, WV

**Big Stone City, Brandon, Corsica, Huron, Marion, Mitchell, Parker, Rapid City, Vermillion, Wagner, Watertown, Waubay and Yankton.

Announcing our 2018 colors: Primary color is navy blue

Crafters choice of up to

two accent colors

All winter wearables will be

loved (i.e. scarves, hats

mittens, head bands)

Our goal is 500 pieces

Due date is March 1, 2018

Our many crafters put in a great deal of time,

energy and money to create their beautiful piec-

es for us. Pictured is 91 year old Lois from Michi-

gan. A huge “THANK YOU” to all crocheters and

knitters from across

the state and nation

who carefully craft-

ed these scarves

with skill and love.

You have touched us

with your kindness

and generosity and

we are grateful for

your support!

Family Health Forum

Organized as part of the Special Olympics

Healthy Athletes program, Family Health

Forums are held to provide family mem-

bers crucial information on caring for their

loved ones with intellectual disabilities.

On Thursday, June 15, 2017, we were for-

tunate to host a Family Health Forum

event in Sioux Falls.

Special Olympics was created as a sports

training program. So why have we worked

so hard to become the largest global pub-

lic health organization dedicated to serv-

ing people with intellectual disabilities?

-Because people with intellectual disabili-

ties are 2X more likely to die before the

age of 50 than adults without ID

-Because the obesity rate for SO athletes is

32.3% compared to an obesity rate of !3%

for the general populations.

-Because our athlete’s health has a sub-

stantial impact on the quality of their life

and affects their ability to train and com-

pete in sports effectively.

SOSD staff shared an overview of the Spe-

cial Olympics Healthy Athlete program in

addition to specific information regarding

SOSD’s management of it’s program.

Michelle Boadwine, RN and SOSD’s Health

Promotion Clinical Director shared the

specific workings of her tract from training

to implementation.

We were honored to have Lions Club rep-

resentative Larry Buntrock in attendance

to share with us the mission of the Lions

Club and detail the amazing work they do

right here in our community. Larry has

been a Lion for 36 years and very knowl-

edgeable regarding the services they pro-

vide and offered outstanding insight into

how our two organizations can help each

other.

Our keynote presenters for the evening,

Samantha Hynes, Tracie Ambur and Julie

Johnson-Dresbach, work for the Depart-

ment of Human Services - Division of De-

velopmental Disabilities. Attendees were

treated to specifics regarding their LIVE.

LIFE. WELL. program.

Well-being means something different for

everyone. Regardless of our individual

definitions of well-being feeling healthy

and happy helps us to reach our physical,

spiritual, financial, community, social and

employment goals.

LIVE. LIFE. WELL. aims to promote aware-

ness, create a culture of well-being, and

sustain positive health and wellness for

everyone though physical activity, im-

proved nutrition and mental well-being.

Specific strategies to reach these health

goals were shared.

Those in attendance were treated to a bag

of health and fitness materials, including a

pedometer, water bottle, jump rope, fit

band, chopping mat, blood pressure track-

ing book and much, much more! The fea-

ture item was a beautifully constructed

recipe book designed for folks with intel-

lectual disabilities and geared to mid west-

ern appetites.

Thank you to everyone who

attended and presented at this

event. Valuable information

was shared and awesome strat-

egies delivered so we can all

LIVE. LIFE. WELL.

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

Lions Club representative Larry Buntrock

Brandon Valley athlete Stephen Bender


BITS & PIECES

The first Wednesday of every March, Special

Olympics observes this day to encourage peo-

ple to pledge not to use the R-word. March 1,

2017 marked the 8th annual ‘Spread the Word

to End the Word’ event sponsored by SOSD.

The goal of this Special Olympics initiative is to

educate the public regarding the casual use of

the hurtful and degrading word ‘retarded’ while

encouraging adults, teens and children alike to

take the pledge to stop using this word, and to

help promote the new R-word: RESPECT.

In 2016, 98 schools displayed posters, hung

banners and distributed various pieces of mes-

saged swag to thousands of students across our

state. This past year 104 schools participated in

our STWTETW activities.

The impact of this program is illustrated

through these testimonials:

It worked very well for me to take my students

out to every K-12 classroom and speak with them

in a small-group setting vs a large assembly. I

feel like many individuals were able to ask and

have questions answered by me and my student

with disabilities. It was a very positive experience

for my students and the rest of the school. We

gained many regular education students who had

no idea about disabilities, and who now want to

help out in our room, Polar Plunge, Special Olym-

pics Unified Sports and beyond!

-Chris Lather - NESC, Castlewood

We used our program time to have a short discus-

sion with our junior high and high school students

and then showed a very effective YouTube video.

Before and after, teachers walked their student

groups to the lunchroom where they could sign

the banner. Waiting there, we arranged for three

of our special needs students to hand out Thank

You stickers to those who signed. These special

needs students felt empowered by this, and as

staff, we felt the student body responded posi-

tively to this. It was a fun day and we would like

to keep growing the program in our quest to end

the “R” word!

Carmen Bartells - Parkston HS

We had a great time with the event this year. We

had a table set up in our main hallway and spoke

to the classes one at a time. Students took the

pledge and enjoyed letting their classmates know

they had done so.

We had so much fun we decided to do a second

event. We are going to set up a table where stu-

dents will select kind words and kindness chal-

lenges from a jar. Students and staff will also be

encouraged to wear their STWTETW shirts again.

Jordann Hansen - Redfield Public

During one of my homeroom talks, one of the 6th

graders stood up and talked about his younger

brother who has Down Syndrome. He talked

about how the r-word is not cool and you should

think before using it. This is a kid who NEVER

participates in class discussion. I was very proud

of him for speaking his mind, from the heart. It

was awesome.

Missy Hill

Aberdeen Public

This is our 4th year of holding a STWTETW event

and we are starting to generate questions from

the community. People 60 years of age and up

are asking questions and our students are

equipped to answer. Love it!

Shae Stephenson - Faulkton Area

Meade School District has implemented the

Spread The Word To End The Word campaign in

every building for the last four years. It has be-

come an expectation for staff and students. As in

past years, six of my office co-workers divided up

the schools and created age-appropriate cam-

paigns at each site.

Teachers at each building wore bracelets, lan-

yards, and t-shirts throughout the month of

March to model their pledge to the students.

Special education staff ordered STWTETW shirts

for their own children to proudly wear at their

respective schools. From February 27 through

March 8, talking points were put in the middle

and high school announcements that are dis-

persed to students, staff and parents. The cam-

paign was featured on the Meade School District

Facebook page and the school board was educat-

ed through an informational sheet as well.

At the three elementary buildings,

(approximately 1400 students), the guidance

councilors did classroom talks about STWTETW.

All elementary students who wanted to eliminate

the R-word and replace it with respectful lan-

guage signed the banner. The students were

excited for all he items they received from the

campaign. The counselors asked the teachers to

continue to hold the students accountable in

their daily language use. The counselors also put

together a STWTETW article for the schools

newsletter for parents to hear the message too.

This is the first year we conducted the campaign

in some of our rural country schools. Atall Ele-

mentary is a school with 14 students. One of the

teachers generated wonderful discussions. They

focused on people first language. They talked

about people’s main similarities and wonderful

differences and the power of language. The stu-

dents were taught that it does make a difference

which words we choose and how we are all am-

bassadors when it comes to treating every person

of all abilities with respect.

Staff members set up a table during lunch time at

the middle and high school with the banners and

various STWTETW materials. As the students

entered the cafeteria or finished eating, they had

an opportunity to make a pledge to erase the R-

word from their vocabulary and sign the banner.

Through this activity, approximately 1300 stu-

dents proudly signed the banner that is now

prominently displayed in their schools. While one

high school students signed, he said, “Hey, where

is my sticker that I get every year? I need another

one for my locker!” This comment cements the

fact that the STWTETW campaign has had great

impact on the students of Meade School District.

We could not continue to conduct these awesome

campaigns if it wasn’t for the wonderful materi-

als we receive. We, at Meade School District,

most appreciate them and have a lot of fun pro-

moting Spread The World To End The Word! Let’s

do it again next year!

Chrissy Peterson - Meade School District

Without the dedication and

expertise of these amazing volun-

teers, this important message would

not have reached almost 28,000

South Dakota students.

THANK YOU!

Julie Briggs * Lindsey Cline

Colleen Moran * Bev Petersen

Jessica Kerher * Robin Pappas

Heather Stettnichs

Look for the next

STWTETW day coming

in March, 2018!


BITS & PIECES

#PlayUnifiedLiveUnified

On January 13, 2018, Special Olympics South Dakota and Northern State Universi-ty will host a Special Olympics Unified bas-ketball game against Augustana Universi-ty .

The participants in this game will be North-ern State students teamed with Special Olympics athletes from Aberdeen VS Au-gustana students teamed with Special Olympics athletes from Sioux Falls.

Teams will compete during half time of both the women’s and men’s basketball games.

Unified Sports is a program that combines

an equal number of unified partners (in this case it will be university students without an intellectual disability) and Special Olym-pics athletes on a team where they are able to build friendship, understanding, and inclusion. It has been proven time and time again, that sports unite people under the same common goals and training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding. This event is designed to build a strong relationship not only between the students and Special Olympics athletes, but also the broader community who will be invited to watch the talents and abilities of all that are in-volved.

Augustana University will host this series in 2019.

SAVE THE DATE!

What: Unified Sports Rivalry Series

Basketball Game

When: January 13, 2018

Where: Barnett Center

Time: Halftime of both Northern vs

Augustana women’s and men’s

basketball games (Women 4:00

pm tip-off / Men 6:00 pm tip-

off)

Unified Augie vs Unified NSU - 2017

What is a Unified Champion School?

Unified Champion Schools brings youth

with and without intellectual disabilities

together through education and sports

and related initiatives that provide them

with knowledge, attitudes and skills

necessary to create and sustain school

communities that promote acceptance,

respect, and human dignity for all

students

The 3 Components of UCS:

1. Inclusive Sports & Fitness n

Provides students opportunities to

participate in sports activities alongside

one another, which is the most conducive

way for breaking down stereotypes—

Unified Sports, unified physical education

and intramurals, inclusive Young Athletes

2. Leadership & Advocacy

Provides students opportunities to take

on leadership roles in promoting UCS

activities in the school and in the

community—Partners Club, Youth

Activation Committees, Youth Summits

3. Whole School Engagement

Provides opportunities for all students in

the school to participate in UCS through

school-wide activities—R-word campaign,

Fans in the Stands, Pep Rallies, Pledge and

Plunge

For more information or

to get involved contact Julie Briggs

605-331-4117 or [email protected]

On June 3, 2017, the Argus Leader Media and

the Sanford Pentagon honored the best ath-

letes in high school sports at this second annual

event.

SOSD is extremely fortunate to be invited to

recognized an Athlete of the Year.

Our 2017 recipient of this recognition is Justin

Elliott from Watertown. Justin participated in

the Special Olympics World Winter Games Aus-

tria 2017.

Award winners were treated to a meet and

greet with baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr.

Justin Meets “The Iron Man”


Spirit Of A Champion Award: Presented to the Special Olympics

athlete who has demonstrated the true spirit, courage, sharing, and

joy of Special Olympics. The nominated athlete must have attended

at least one competition during the year. Each nomination will be

reviewed for individual effort, enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and

achievement.

Nominees: Kyle Duke (Yankton), Michael Foote (Spearfish Peaks),

Logan Gauer (Aberdeen Thunder), Bryson Geffre (Aberdeen Thun-

der), Brittany Lambertz (Sioux Falls Fireworks), Mike Murfield (Sioux

Falls Fireworks), Jobe Nelson (Spearfish Peaks), Tyrel Ott (Spearfish

Peaks), Whitney Rauscher (Aberdeen Golden Eagles), Ammee

Schwender (Spearfish Peaks), Wade Uhrich (Aberdeen Thunder),

Carla & Marla West (Spearfish Peaks)

Winner: Bruce Weeldreyer (Sioux Falls Fireworks)

Don Baker Award: The “Don Baker Award” is the highest honor pre-

sented by Special Olympics South Dakota. It is given in honor of Don

Baker who was a volunteer and official starter for Special Olympics

events for many years. The award is given annually to an individual,

organization, business, or agency that has given outstanding support

to Special Olympics South Dakota.

Nominees: Dakota Beverage (Sioux Falls), Great Bear Recreation

Park (Sioux Falls), Jody and Cathy Grubb (Belle Fourche), Knights of

Columbus (State Wide)

Winner: Black Hills Harley Davidson - Jim & Monica Burgess

(Rapid City)

Outstanding Coach (Ron Stewart Award): Presented to a Special

Olympics Coach who best demonstrates a high degree of technical

skill and personal commitment to their program. Criteria for selec-

tion include training, enthusiasm, attendance at competitions and

the amount of effort put into coaching.

Nominees: Mara Carrier (Newell), Terry Chapin (Watertown), Cort Hansen (Sioux Falls Fireworks), Brenda Hendricks (Spearfish Peaks), Brian Shishnia (Aberdeen Thunder), Maren VanLuvanee (Sioux Falls Fireworks)

Winner: Lori Jerred (Vermillion)

Family Of The Year: Presented to family member(s) – including

parent(s); group home parent(s); brother(s); sister(s); etc. who have

demonstrated unique and outstanding support of Special Olympics

athlete(s), have fostered the athlete’s physical and personal develop-

ment through their participation in Special Olympics, and have

demonstrated outstanding support for Special Olympics. Each nomi-

nation will be reviewed for the effort, enthusiasm, and support

shown for the athlete.

Nominees: Kevin Johnson Family (Aberdeen), JD Young Family (Belle

Fourche)

Winner: Brian Kjergaard Family (Rowena)

Volunteer Of The Year (Lyle Farrand Award): Presented to the

person who has exhibited the best example of voluntary action to

improve the quality of Special Olympics. The nominee should have

provided a full year of service to Special Olympics. Members of local

programs, area committees and the State Board of Directors may be

nominated. Length of service and the quality and amount of partici-

pation in SO will be used as selection criteria.

Nominees: Becky Brennan (Sioux Falls), Pat Grashel (Sioux Falls), Mary Hieb (Mitchell), Heather Leischner (Sioux Falls), Dylan Smunk (Watertown)

Winner: Shelly Wolfe (Rapid City)

Champion Award (DJ Mertens Award): Presented to any busi-

ness, organization, or media outlet which has made a major contribu-

tion to Special Olympics South Dakota.

Nominees: Jenna Aderhold (Hayti), Black Hills Gold Swim Club (Spearfish), Black Hills Rapids Soccer Club (Rapid City), Century Link Communications (Spearfish), Culvers of Spearfish, Edward Jones Fi-nancial Group (Rapid City), Spearfish Middle School Student Council

Winner: First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard (Sioux Falls)

Congratulations to all of our award nominees and winners! We thank you for your

outstanding dedication and contributions to Special Olympics South Dakota.

We would also like to thank those who took the time to submit an award nomination.

We are grateful you recognized the importance of identifying the best of the best!


Your generosity is humbling, appreciated, and we thank you!

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Your generosity is humbling, appreciated, and we thank you!

Dedications January 1, 2017 - June 30, 2017

In Memory of Denise Benson Benson, Dale & Pat

Hanson, Kimberly Sue & Rodney Alan

In Memory of John Buus Anonymous

In Memory of Michael Coughlin

Lubbers, Jacqueline Vanoeveren, Mr R & Mrs L

In Memory of Agnes Emerson

Davis American Legion Auxiliary#176 Emerson, Vera R

Hanson, Doug & Judy Johnson, Allen D & Maxine O'Connor, William & Paula Schissel, John & Marjorie Styles, Jeffrey & Dawn E

Thornton, Richard S & Dawn L

In Memory of Terry Etienne Hintz, Julie & Michael A

In Memory of Rich Hanson

Farrand, Lyle & Vikki

In Memory of Dorothy Kellogg Lommen, Robert & Linda

In Memory of Michael Lord

Anfinson, Terry & Leslie Daniel, Elizabeth

Davenport, Kevin & Mary Fjelland, Marlin T & Joyce E

Gould, Michael A & Patricia A Hendrickx, Bruce E & Lori D Hildebrandt, Chris & Brian Howard, Duane & Joyce A

Kropenske, Linda L & John A Jacoway Lebsack, SE

Lord, JE

Mackey, Gary L & Yvonne C Minton, Timothy P MD

Winger, Rozanne M

In Memory of Mitchell Thomas Mack Mack, Shane

In Memory of Joann Matthies

Beck, Charles W & Donna S

In Memory of Deb Schoen Lift Pro

Schoen, Craig & Nancy

In Memory of Darrell Svendsen Anonymous

Farrand, Lyle & Vikki Groon, Rosalie L

Schaefbauer, Keith & Ann

In Memory of Layyance Erickson, Lucy Froning, Melvin

Geist, Irene Melius, Orville Melius Ruhlman, Marilyn & Doyle

In Honor of Cindy Dvorak

Sutton, Noreen

In Honor of Justin Elliott Special Olympics Watertown Area

In Honor of Matt Jacobson

First Presbyterian Church OF Sioux Falls

In Memoriam Allen Buckley - Mitchell (Athlete)

Drew Baily - Yankton (Athlete) Terry Eitene - Watertown (Athlete)

Jerry Nachtigal - Sioux Falls (Supporter)

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Estate Planning

Are you aware of the many ways you can give the joy and pride of Special Olympics even when you

are gone? Please consider SOSD as a beneficiary in your will, insurance policies and retirement ac-

counts.

Contact Darryl Nordquist, President/CEO for more information.


Special Thanks To These Major Sponsors

Thank You To These Official Partners

Schedule of Events 2017

August 19 SE Area Softball Sioux Falls August 26 BH Area Softball Rapid City September 15-17 Fall Classic Mitchell September 22, 23 Truck Convoy Sioux Falls September 29, 30 Truck Convoy Rapid City October 19 NE Area Unified Bowling Watertown October 20 NE Area Traditional Bowling Aberdeen October 20 BH Area Traditional Bowling Rapid City October 21 BH Area Unified Bowling Rapid City October 21 SE Area Traditional Bowling Sioux Falls October 28 SE Area Unified Bowling Mitchell November 3-5 State Traditional Bowling Aberdeen November 18, 19 State Unified Bowling Sioux Falls

2018 February 17 SE Area Basketball Yankton February 23 tent. NE Area Basketball Redfield February 27, 28 State Winter Games Lead March 9 BH Area Basketball Rapid City March 24, 25 State Basketball Mitchell April 21 BH Area Swimming Spearfish April 25 Mission Games Mission April 27 NE Area Swimming Watertown April 27 BH Area Spring Games Rapid City April 28 SE Area Spring Games Sioux Falls May 4 NE Area Spring Games Watertown May 4 tent. SE Area Swimming Sioux Falls May 17-19 State Summer Games Brookings June 30-July 7 USA Games Seattle July 9, 10 tent. State Equestrian Huron

August 18 tent. SE Area Softball Sioux Falls

August 25 tent. BH Area Softball Rapid City

September 21-23 tent. Fall Classic Mitchell

The Special Olympics

World Summer Games

2019 will be held in

Abu Dhabi,

United Arab Emirates

Documents

July 2017 - sosd.org€¦ · Division M01 Parsons, Carter 1st Division M02 Schorr, Jeffrey 1st Buell, Ryan 2nd Division M03 1st Alickson, Garet 2nd Division M04 Hart, Chase 1st Division